Märzen Recipe - Octoberfest Ale

Recipe Info

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Octoberfest Ale

by on
All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
90 min
75%
Marzen style Ale

Fermentables

38% - Pilsner - US
4
34
1
Mash
29% - Vienna - US
3
36
4
Mash
29% - Munich - Light 10L - US
3
35
10
Mash
5% - Cara 20L - BE
0.5
34
20
Mash

Hops

Hallertau
0.75
Pellet
Boil
75 min(s)
3.8
10.8
Tettnang
0.75
Pellet
Boil
40 min(s)
3.7
8.9
Hallertau
0.25
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
3.8
1.7
Tettnang
0.25
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
3.7
0.0

Yeast

Wyeast German Ale 1007
75%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
1
each
Boil
Gypsum
1
tsp
Mash
baking soda
0.9
tsp
Mash

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Decoction
150
60 min
sparge
Decoction
170
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
Whirlfloc (irish moss) last 15 of boil
2.
only use 4 oz (1/2 cup) priming sugar
3.
first batch ended up using 5.5 oz by accident (priming)

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Recipe Facts

Octoberfest Ale
Märzen
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.055 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 21.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.39 BG:GU
  • 7.9° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 184 per 12oz Calories
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Märzen

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.054-1.060 / Your OG: 1.055
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.014 / Your FG: 1.014
IBU 0
120
IBU: 18-24 / Your IBU: 21
SRM 0
40
SRM: 8-17 / Your SRM: 7.9
ABV 0
14
ABV: 5.8-6.3 / Your ABV: 5.3
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.30-0.44 / Your BG:GU: 0.39

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